On 20 Dec 2009, at 05:02, Roger P. wrote:
I estimate that around $500 pcm is my break-even, which is pretty
low, and beyond that I can fund non-essentials such as conferences and
replacement hardware if anything happens to my MacBook or Wind.
What is pcm?
per calendar month 
with somebody that gives you 20% time for research, like I guess Google
does (do those companies exist?)
It’s becoming quite a frequent thing in web companies but but
unfortunately I have a small child who eats up a lot of my ‘non-work’
hours so 20% of my employed time + what I can arrange at weekends would
maybe amount to a total of 80 days of coding per year - nowhere near
enough to make a dent in this project 
Ellie
raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds_to? :reason
On 23 Dec 2009, at 16:42, Colin B. wrote:
My memory’s mostly clouded by that poisonous climate change thread we had on here
earlier in the year so I’m glad I’m remembered for something else!
Curiously, until you reminded us about that climate change thread,
I’d completely forgotten about it, so I also associate you with other things!
In which case we can all slip back into collective amnesia
Ellie
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On 20 Dec 2009, at 15:16, Rick DeNatale wrote:
If you want to be paid to work on open source, the best bet seems to
be to find an employer who’s willing to donate all or some of your
time to open source contributions. The usual wages for doing it
yourself seem to be enhanced reputation, and hopefully better chances
of finding work via consulting or as a resume enhancer for finding
more traditional employment.
Well to be honest I wouldn’t be considering risking it on my own if I
saw much of an alternative, and if I didn’t have other projects on the
drawing board that need a decent concurrent Ruby implementation.
Ellie
raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds_to? :reason